Climate change should be central to a transformative approach to development, not separated from development efforts. After the #GeneralElection, what global action on #ClimateChange should a new UK government take? Read analysis from IDS researchers 👇 ac.pulse.ly/cwh9kdcgsq

Just Transition has become a buzzword & legitimises a form of ‘green growth’ that’s often unjust. #JustTransition should be a ‘ broader transition away from the systems of wealth and resource extraction that harm both people and planet.’ #ClimateChange break-down.org/post/what-is-a…

Congratulations to Shilpi Srivastava for her prestigious UK Research and Innovation Future Leaders Fellowship on reimagining preparedness in contexts of climate uncertainty. Great way to take forward work from ANTICIPATE TAPESTRY Project Towards Brown Gold. richly deserved & will be v exciting

Just stumbled on Outlook India print copy on climate injustice, incl. a great piece by @PKashwan.bsky.social. Clearly international climate justice frameworks aren't fit for purposes & instead need to be grounded in local needs, interests & tackle class, caste & gender inequalities

With flooding again devastating #Mumbai & other cities replugging this pub led by Hans Adam on why urban governance needs to embrace intersecting uncertainties, incl those from climate change, esp for vulnerable residents TAPESTRY Project NIVA taylorfrancis.com/chapters/oa-ed…

The Kerela landslide & the huge death toll are terrible tragedies. Destroying hills, forests, water bodies & wetlands for tourism & commercial developments in ecologically sensitive areas in a uncertain climate must stop When will authorities wake up & smell the coffee?

So many of these 'rare events' are getting more frequent. Yet it continues to be business as usual on the #Gujarat coast which is dotted with industries & ports & the natural cover from mangroves destroyed. Hope everybody we know from ANTICIPATE TAPESTRY Project stays safe.

Pauline Oosterhoff on how the worlds of art & science are meeting in Development Studies. Delighted that collaborative photography by shibaji bose on rhythms of climate change & uncertainty features in the exhibition Observations TAPESTRY Project ids.ac.uk/?p=102679 Institute of Development Studies

#NavigatingUncertainty by Ian Scoones is an amazing book. Looking forward to being Chair/ Discussant at the launch. Pls join us today online or in person!

‘We need to make economics more human-centred and holistic, more attuned to the inequalities that the current growth paradigm has generated and to the harm it has inflicted on people and planet.” Great interview w Naila Kabeer

We are honored to contribute to this platform that celebrates Mumbai’s vibrant social fabric, while creating space for meaningful conversations about the city's past, present, and future. Special thanks Moodgrass Ministry of Mumbai's Magic and the TAPESTRY Project team! STEPS Centre

We need to accept uncertainty, climate extremes & embrace preparedness. The era of control is over. Unless this is accepted, some will resort to conspiracy theory, haunt meteorologists & claim hurricanes are engineered as in #Florida theconversation.com/why-might-peop… via The Conversation

Stunning & evocative piece w videos/ illustrations on why women islanders need customary rights. Survival in the Time of Conservation: Women Demand Forest Rights in Protected Gulf of Mannar and Sundarban - The Wire ⁦TAPESTRY Project⁩ thewire.in/women/survival…

Giving Land Back to the Sea to address flooding, biodiversity & climate adaptation & mitigation. An interesting experiment in England that moved away from command & control to embracing the rhythms of the marshlands & the sea TAPESTRY Project nytimes.com/2024/10/22/wor…

Researchers from the IDS based ANTICIPATE project explore whether the untimely and ‘strange’ pattern of monsoon rains is causing ‘green drought’ in Gujarat, India. 👇 ac.pulse.ly/ebmmrp2lzj meghasheth Vinitha Bachina Shilpi Srivastava

‘The outcomes of COP29 Azerbaijan are an insult to poor and marginalised people in developing countries who are at the frontline of climate change but have done little to contribute to it.’ Prof Lyla Mehta 👇 Ian Scoones ac.pulse.ly/43qwd930pr

📣IDS Webinar! Indian Development at a crossroads? With Anand Teltumbde Medha Patkar Gladson Dungdung Prof Lyla Mehta ثمرین 11 Dec | 10:00am UK time | 15:30, India time. Register now: 👉ac.pulse.ly/vhonmjvjwv NAPM India #India #GlobalDev #DevStudies #Development

Excited to chair this Institute of Development Studies event with inspiring speakers Medha Patkar Anand Teltumbde Gladson Dungdung who will talk about resistance to to top-down development models & grassroots responses to authoritarian developmentalism. Pls join us on Dec 11 (10 am UK/3.30 pm IST)

"Whether as a weapon of war, or through corruption, mismanagement & criminal behaviour – or even just wanton neglect – humans are actively or passively destroying #water systems" #Hydrocide #HumanRightsDay2024 by Alan Nicol & R Sands 💧 Water Integrity Network 💧 waterintegritynetwork.net/post/human-rig…

We're proud to say the IDS researchers have been among those who've contributed to the ipbes #TransformativeChange Assessment. Including Prof Lyla Mehta Shilpi Srivastava The Summary for Policymakers has been published today! 👇 #Biodiversity